167: Chapter 167 Disappearance, Unexpected

"The Lu Family?"

Constable Lin's expression turned cold, as if she had recalled something; even the air around her seemed to solidify a little.

The shop assistant was startled by the Aura suddenly radiating from Constable Lin, and the rag in his hand nearly fell to the ground.

He stammered, "Y-yes."

"I saw the grey eagle embroidered on their clothes; they must be from the Lu Family."

Constable Lin stepped forward and pressed, "What did they say?"

The shop assistant scratched his head, trying hard to recall the scene just now.

"I didn't hear that part clearly."

"I only know that Prison Officer Chen chatted with them for a while, and then followed them away."

"Taken away?"

Constable Lin furrowed her brows.

Yesterday, outside the World Martial Arts Tournament venue, Chen Ran had caused Lu Yuzhou to lose Face to help her.

With Lu Yuzhou's temperament as a young master of a prestigious Family, how could he swallow such an insult?

Perhaps he had harbored resentment and specifically sent people to take revenge on Chen Ran.

Although Chen Ran's strength was quite good among the younger generation, he was, after all, fighting alone; how could he contend with the Lu Family?

Anxiety surged in Constable Lin's heart.

"Which direction did they go?"

The shop assistant pointed outside the door.

"They went east, they just left not long ago."

Constable Lin threw down a piece of silver and turned to leave.

Her pace was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, she disappeared at the end of the street.

The shop assistant held the silver, watching Constable Lin's departing back, and muttered, "This female Constable, she really moves fast."

...

On the long street, people came and went, and the sounds of peddling were incessant.

Constable Lin's figure was like the wind, weaving through the crowd.

She closed her eyes, carefully sensing the surrounding Aura.

She had learned that the Cultivation Technique Chen Ran practiced was very unique.

It was said that in his early years, due to the lack of a good Cultivation Technique, he had to practice his Family's Everlasting Spring Technique.

Although the Internal Energy cultivated did not have the special effects of top-tier martial arts, its advantages were that it was upright, peaceful, stable, and profound.

In the noisy street, this Aura was like a clear stream, very easy to identify.

Soon.

In her perception, a peaceful Aura appeared.

It was at the entrance of an alley two streets ahead.

But at the same time, she also sensed several other Auras.

The Aura was not weak; they were at least Martial Artists of the Inner Breath Realm.

Moreover, these few Auras were faintly surrounding Chen Ran's Aura in the middle.

"As expected."

Constable Lin's eyes turned completely cold.

The Lu Family truly had great audacity.

In broad daylight, they actually dared to surround and block a court official on the street.

Did they really think that in this capital, a prestigious Family could cover the sky with one hand?

Constable Lin gripped the hilt of her sword at her waist.

If the Lu Family really dared to touch a single hair on Chen Ran, she wouldn't mind using the power of her Family to teach the Lu Family a lesson they would never forget.

...

At this moment, inside the alley.

Chen Ran was leaning against the wall, his hands tucked into his sleeves, his expression relaxed.

Lu Ming stood in front of him with an apologetic smile on his Face.

"Prison Officer Chen, I'm sorry for the disturbance today."

"Since the matter has been clarified, we won't take up any more of Prison Officer Chen's time."

Chen Ran waved his hand casually.

"It's nothing."

"Deacon Lu Ming, walk slowly."

Lu Ming cupped his hands and was about to take his men away.

Just at this moment.

"Chen Ran."

A sharp shout came from the entrance of the alley.

Chen Ran looked towards the sound, and in his line of sight appeared a woman with flowing long hair and bright eyes and white teeth.

Chen Ran hesitated for a moment, and only after seeing her Face clearly did he react.

"Constable... Constable Lin?"

The surrounding people were also startled by that murderous Aura, looking with suspicion and uncertainty at the woman who appeared at the alley entrance.

After a few breaths.

When Constable Lin saw the scene before her, she was stunned.

In the alley.

There was no scene of swords drawn and bows bent, or of bullying, as she had imagined.

On the contrary, Chen Ran was standing there unharmed, not even his clothes were ruffled.

And those few Lu Family Martial Artists, far from attacking, were standing in front of Chen Ran with polite expressions.

The leader was even smiling all over his Face.

This was completely different from the picture she had imagined.

Lu Ming paused slightly, then recognized Constable Lin's identity.

A famous Constable of Six Doors, Lin Wan.

Moreover, she was the daughter of that Lord from the Lin Family.

This was not an existence that ordinary members like them could afford to offend.

The smile on Lu Ming's Face became even more respectful.

"So it is Constable Lin."

"Greetings, Constable Lin."

The atmosphere in the scene was somewhat strange.

Constable Lin still had half a hand on her sword hilt, and finally nodded somewhat stiffly.

"Deacon Lu Ming."

Lu Ming was a smart man; he looked at Constable Lin, then at Chen Ran, and immediately understood.

"Constable Lin is here to find Prison Officer Chen, right?"

"Then we won't disturb you two."

"Farewell."

After speaking, Lu Ming took his few subordinates and very tactfully left the alley quickly.

...

Only Chen Ran and Constable Lin were left in the alley.

Chen Ran looked at Constable Lin, feeling somewhat surprised.

Constable Lin's breathing was still somewhat unstable at this moment, her chest rising and falling slightly; it was obvious she had rushed over at full speed.

Moreover, the surging True Qi on her body had not yet completely calmed down.

"You are..."

Chen Ran raised his eyebrows.

"Here for me?"

Constable Lin did not answer.

She walked quickly to Chen Ran and scanned him up and down.

"They didn't do anything to you, did they?"

While speaking, Constable Lin reached out and grabbed Chen Ran's wrist.

A gentle True Qi probed in, beginning to examine Chen Ran's body.

No internal injuries, no poisoning, Meridians functioning normally.

After confirming that Chen Ran was safe and sound, Constable Lin let out a long sigh of relief.

Her tense nerves finally relaxed.

"What exactly happened?"

Constable Lin asked with a frown.

"Why did the Lu Family people look for you?"

"Is it because that guy Lu Yuzhou couldn't take it and sent people to trouble you?"

Chen Ran looked at Constable Lin.

To be precise, he was looking at the hand Constable Lin was using to grab his wrist.

Constable Lin's fingers were slender and fair; even though she gripped a sword all year round, there were no calluses on her fingertips; on the contrary, they were as smooth as milk.

Seeing this, one couldn't help but wonder, why was her skin in such good condition?

At this moment, those slender jade hands were tightly clasped on his pulse, and a cool sensation was coming from her fingertips.

Chen Ran did not pull away, just feeling it was somewhat funny.

This woman, usually looking quite shrewd and capable, why was she so rash whenever something happened?

"You are overthinking it."

Chen Ran shook his head.

"Lu Yuzhou has gone missing."

"Missing?"

Constable Lin was stunned for a moment.

"A perfectly healthy person, how could he go missing?"

Chen Ran shrugged.

"Who knows."

"The Lu Family found out that we met with Lu Yuzhou last night, so they came to me for routine questioning."

"Once it was clarified, they naturally left."

Only then did Constable Lin suddenly realize.

So that was it.

She had really been blinded by concern, actually thinking that the Lu Family dared to attack Chen Ran on the street.

"Missing..."

Constable Lin frowned slightly, falling into deep thought.

Lu Yuzhou was a direct descendant of the Lu Family, there must be experts protecting him in the dark.

How could he go missing for no reason?

Could it be that he was involved in some Jianghu vendetta?

Or was it related to this World Martial Arts Tournament?

Just as Constable Lin was thinking, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Chen Ran had not spoken for a long time.

Moreover, his gaze seemed to have been lingering on a certain place.

Constable Lin looked in the direction of Chen Ran's gaze.

And then.

She saw her own hand tightly gripping Chen Ran's wrist.

"Whoosh!"

Constable Lin's Face turned red to the roots of her ears instantly.

As if she had received an electric shock, she threw Chen Ran's hand away violently.

"I was just checking if you were injured!"

Constable Lin coughed lightly, pretending to be cold.

"After all... after all, you offended Lu Yuzhou because of me."

"If something happened to you, I would feel bad."

Chen Ran rubbed his wrist, looking at her with a half-smile.

"Oh, so that's how it is."

"I thought Constable Lin came specifically to care about me?"

"You!"

Constable Lin glared at Chen Ran in shame and anger.

The belly full of words she had prepared was thrown to the back of her mind at this moment.

Her brain was a chaotic mess.

Xiao Qian's words suddenly rang in her ears.

"Heartbeat accelerating... palms sweating..."

Constable Lin subconsciously felt herself, only to feel her heartbeat was even faster, as if it were beating a drum.

"Is this the feeling of falling in love?"

Constable Lin was in a mess inside, not daring to think too carefully, and finally stammered:

"I, I still have a case to investigate, I'm leaving!"

Dropping a sentence, she turned and disappeared from sight.

Chen Ran stood where he was, watching Constable Lin's hurriedly departing back, feeling somewhat confused.

He always felt that Constable Lin was a bit strange today, but seeing that the other party had already left.

Chen Ran shook his head, too lazy to think more.

A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea.

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